Letter Sounds & pronunciation Flashcards
0
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B b
A
Bay; baby
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Q
A a
A
Ah; astronaut
2
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C c
A
Tsay; creative, Celsius( soft c sound in German sounds like ts)
3
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D d
A
Day; dollar
4
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E e
A
Ey; elegant
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F f
A
Eff; effort
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G g
A
Gay; gorgeous
7
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H h
A
Haa; hammer
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I i
A
Eeh; Igor
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J j
A
Yot; yellow
10
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K k
A
Kah; camel
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L l
A
Ell; love
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M m
A
Em; man
13
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N n
A
En; nice
14
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O o
A
Oh; oven
15
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P p
A
Pay; party
16
Q
Q q
A
Koo; coral
17
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R r
A
Ehr; rich
18
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S s
A
Es; zoo, shine, mouse
19
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T t
A
Tay; tyrant
20
Q
U u
A
Ooh; sounds like Spanish ‘u’
21
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V v
A
Fow; father
22
Q
W w
A
Vay; van
23
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X x
A
Ix; sounds like ‘kz’
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Y y
Ep-si-lohn; yellow
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Z z
Tzet; makes 'ts' sound
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Ä ä
Similar to 'e' in melon
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Ö ö
Similar to 'i' in girl
28
Ü ü
No equivalent in English; sounds kind of like 'ew' in ewie (as in gross)
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ß
Esszet; makes an English 's' sound
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If a word ends in -ig the -g makes the same sound as 'ch' in Bach.
If a word starts with st- or sp- the 's' makes the 'sh' sound. However, in northern Germany they simply pronounce it like 's'.
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If an 'h' follows a vowel then the vowel is long.
If a word has 'th' it simply makes a 't' sound.
If a word has a double consonant (e.g. -nn) following a vowel then the vowel is short.
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The spelling 'sch' is pronounced as the English 'sh.'
The spelling 'eu' is pronounced as 'oy.'
The spelling 'ie' is pronounced simply as the 'e' sound.
The spelling 'ei' is pronounced as 'ay' in 'hay.'
